Mary Cassatt
A Balcony in Seville
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This painting is soft pinks and whites against a dark striped chair, and a dull copy turns the pink grey. Our Mary Cassatt The Cup of Tea print was graded beside the original so the pinks stay soft and the gold-edged cup still shines.
Canvas, framed or paper
Stretched canvas. Printed on cotton canvas and stretched taut over a frame. The edges are mirror-wrapped, so the picture continues around the sides and none of it is lost to the fold.
Framed canvas. The same canvas, set in a black, white, natural wood or dark wood frame 0.83 in deep. The frame gives the work a finished edge and a little more presence on the wall.
Framed print. Printed on fine art matte paper and framed in solid pine, behind shatterproof plexiglass, in black, white, natural wood or dark wood. It arrives ready to hang. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame.
Fine art print. Printed on 310gsm fine art matte paper, for framing your own way. It travels rolled and protected. From 18x24 inch.
Sizes
12x16 inch, 20x28 inch, 28x40 inch. Framed sizes are measured on the outside of the frame, so the visible painting is a little smaller.
On your wall
Its tall shape suits a dining room, a kitchen, a hallway or a bedroom. The pinks, whites and greens look lovely with blush, cream and pale oak, and a natural or white frame suits it.
About the painting
The Cup of Tea by Mary Cassatt
Her sister Lydia
Mary Cassatt painted The Cup of Tea in Paris around 1880. The sitter is her sister Lydia, taking afternoon tea, the daily ritual of well-off Parisian women. She still wears her hat and gloves: she is a guest in someone else’s home.
Pink everywhere
Lydia holds a gold-edged cup and saucer. Behind her stand white hyacinths in a green planter. Look for the pink: it runs from the dress into the chair, the saucer, the gloves, her face and the flowers, and ties the whole picture together.
An Impressionist tea
It was shown at the sixth Impressionist exhibition in 1881, where it drew both praise and criticism. Later it belonged to the banker James Stillman, and since 1922 it has belonged to the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Read the story
Look for the pink in this painting. It's hiding everywhere.
Around 1880, in Paris, Mary Cassatt painted her sister Lydia, taking afternoon tea.
Tea was a daily ritual for well-off women in Paris. And Lydia still has her hat and gloves on, so she's a guest, visiting someone else's home.
She holds a gold-edged cup and saucer, with a silver spoon. Behind her stand white hyacinths, in a green planter.
Now follow the pink. It starts in her dress, then turns up in the chair, the saucer, her gloves, her face, and the flowers. It ties the whole picture together.
The painting was shown at the Impressionist exhibition of 1881, where some critics praised it, and some didn't.
It once belonged to James Stillman, and since 1922 it has hung in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
Find the cup, and then find all the pink.
The Cup of Tea. Mary Cassatt, about 1880.
How each piece is brought to life
Faithful to the original, and made to be felt on your wall.
Graded against the original
We compare every work with the original as we grade it, keeping the artist’s colours true while bringing back their depth and glow. Every mark stays the artist’s own.
Printed for you
Printed to order on cotton canvas or fine art paper, then framed if you chose a frame, in 1 to 3 business days.
On your wall
It arrives 5 to 12 business days later, tracked and free anywhere in the US. Framed pieces come ready to hang.
Questions
Is this the original painting?
No. The original hangs in a museum. What you receive is a fine art reproduction, remastered from the original and printed for you, with every mark where the artist left it.
Will the colour look flat?
This is where most reproductions disappoint, and it is where we spend the most time. Each work is graded side by side with the original: faithful to the artist’s colours, with the depth and warmth brought back, so it moves you on the wall the way it was meant to. Canvas reads a touch softer than a backlit screen, and every screen shows colour a little differently.
Will the edges be cropped?
Each size is a standard frame size, so we fit the painting by trimming a little from its edges. We never stretch or squash it, and we check every size by eye so no face, figure or signature is cut. On canvas the edges are mirror-wrapped, which keeps the whole picture on the front.
Which size is right for my wall?
Aim for about two-thirds the width of the furniture beneath it. Over a sofa or a sideboard, one of the two largest sizes will hold the wall. The size guide lists every size in inches and centimetres, with the kind of wall each one suits.
How long does it take?
Your piece is printed in 1–3 business days, then spends 5–12 business days in transit, tracked all the way. Delivery is free anywhere in the US. We are unable to deliver to PO boxes.
What if it arrives damaged?
Send us a photograph and we will remake it and send it again. There is nothing to return.
Can I return it?
Yes, within 30 days of delivery. Our returns policy has the details.
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Printed to order
Graded against the original, then printed for you on cotton canvas or fine art paper in 1–3 business days.
The whole painting
Every mark is the artist’s own, and canvas edges are mirror-wrapped so the whole picture stays on the front.
Free US shipping
On every order, tracked, 5–12 business days in transit.
30-day returns
Returns and exchanges within 30 days of delivery.
